Software Test Engineer II

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

2d•$82,400 - $123,600•Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Software Test Engineer II to join our Affera Mapping and Ablation System team. This role is essential in supporting the testing and quality assurance processes to ensure the reliability and performance of our advanced medical devices. The Affera Mapping and Ablation System is an innovative medical technology designed to treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The system involves advanced mapping techniques to create detailed images of the heart's electrical activity, helping physicians identify abnormal areas causing arrhythmias. Once identified, the Affera Ablation System delivers targeted energy to disrupt these abnormal signals, restoring normal heart rhythm. This is an onsite position that can either sit in either Mounds View, MN or Newton, MA. The ideal candidate has experience designing, developing and testing real-time high-performance visualization applications. They will take ownership of key features while working collaboratively with other engineering teams, and are passionate about working on a product that will have a positive impact on the lives of millions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 years of relevant experience
Understanding of creating test protocols for verifying software requirements.
Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs.
Good documentation practices
Experience using a tool or repository for managing test cases (Polarion, TFS, TestRail, JAMA, Matrix, etc).
Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Medical Product verification, IEC-62304 and FDA guidance in a technical discipline, preferably software related
Minimum of 2 years of software verification experience.
Proficient in programming languages such as Python, C++/C# or similar languages
Experience debugging hardware with tools such as oscilloscope and function generators
Experience writing, executing, and maintaining test automation scripts in Python or a comparable language.
Experience should include automating functional, regression, and system-level test cases; working with test frameworks and reusable test libraries; analyzing logs and test results; debugging failures; and integrating automated tests into the broader verification workflow.
Experience writing technical reports
Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive
Experience with software version control systems, such as BitBucket/Git
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

Test the functionality and performance of the systems software
Develop and execute manual test plans and scripts designed to detect problems
Maintain broad understanding of current testing software technologies.
Ensure systems software meets technical and functional requirements
Perform workflow analysis, document test results and recommend quality improvements
Work with engineers to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models.
Reviews test automation frameworks, tools, techniques, and methodologies.